Culture or time period: Dynastic China (2070 BC–1912 AD) / Materials: Bronze (metal) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Audience chain, accession number 9-21345, described as “Audience Chain” Four sets of 27 black beads separated by amethyst balls and strung on yellow silk cord constitute the front. Back: navy blue, stiff cord, first cased in embroidered red and white ribbon, then looped through a coin-shaped ring of brass, where they meet the lower double cord that runs through another amethyst ball as a red silk cord. Pendant starting from a third hole in this amethyst ball: three-tiered amethyst slide of decreasing width on red braided cord which runs into a black cotton braided tape (11 cm long), its other end looped through an eye in a filt-bronze plaque holding an oval turquoise. As usual, the tape-ends are secured by winding tri-colored threads around them: white - light blue - navy blue - white. Under the turquoise another black tape (16 cm long). Then a silver(?) wire ring secured by a red cord, a small crystal bead and a tear-drop shaped piece of pink quartz capped by a brass(?) bell-shaped cover. Two shoulder pendants are left on this chain. Strung on blue cords and emanating from coin-shaped rings are ten or nine, respectively, corals, the final pendants a smaller version of the pink crystal chain pendant (here grenadine and emerald, respectively). Overall length of chain: 117 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Coin: bronze (reproduction), accession number 9-9067, described as Coin (replica); so-called "spade" shape; U-shaped cast bronze, two characters on one face, perforated at top; length 5.4 cm. Original, cast in bronze, brass and copper, probably 770 BC–25 AD. Native name and meaning: pu (=spade)

Hearst Museum object titled Coin: da guan tong bao, accession number 9-22637, described as Chinese bronze coin; round with a square hole in center (1cm square). 4 Chinese characters are molded into 1 side; verso is blank. Da Guan Tong Bao, Northern Song Dynasty, Emperor Hui Zong Zhao Ji (北宋－徽宗赵佶-大观通宝) 1107-1110 AD

Hearst Museum object titled Coin: guang xu tong bao, accession number 9-9053, described as Metal coin (brass or bronze), one-tenth of a copper, Ch'ing Dynasty 1875-1908, Diam: 15/16

Hearst Museum object titled Coin: guang xu tong bao, accession number 9-9048, described as Metal coin (brass or bronze), one-tenth of a copper, square hole in centre. Ch'ing Dynasty 1875-1908

Hearst Museum object titled Coin: guang xu tong bao, accession number 9-9055, described as Metal coin (brass or bronze), one-tenth of a copper, Ch'ing Dynasty 1875-1908; Diam: 15/16

Hearst Museum object titled Coin: qian long tong bao, accession number 9-9058, described as Metal coin (brass or bronze), one-tenth of a copper, Ch'ing Dynasty 1736-1796; China unspecified, Diam: 7/8

Hearst Museum object titled Sculpture, accession number 9-14630a-c, described as Seated Buddha figure with cloth covered cardboard piece between figure and stand. Bits of gilding on the back. Stand is lotus-shaped and bronze. (a): Height:12 in, 8 in diameter, (b): Height: 5in

Hearst Museum object titled Statuette, accession number 9-5790a,b, described as (a) Bronze statuette of Kuan-yin and attendant; Ming Dynasty, 16th-17th century AD (fide Prof. Cahill); height 8 3/8 inches;